Question 1

What is the common theme in the various definitions of the word "system"?

Accepted Answer

Groups of objects interacting in some way.

Question 2

All of the following characterize the renderer in a game engine, except:

Accepted Answer

A)  the renderer uses 50% of the CPU's processing. 
B)  the renderer puts the environment up on the screen for the user to view. 
C)  the renderer keeps 3D objects as vertices in a 3D world. 
D)  the renderer shows the computer where to fill images on the screen. 
E)  some game genres do not require the insertion a renderer in a game engine to work properly. 
A)  the renderer uses 50% of the CPU's processing. 
B)  the renderer puts the environment up on the screen for the user to view. 
C)  the renderer keeps 3D objects as vertices in a 3D world. 
D)  the renderer shows the computer where to fill images on the screen. 
E)  some game genres do not require the insertion a renderer in a game engine to work properly. E

Question 3

Which of the following best describes a model represented by objects in a computer program?

Accepted Answer

A)  Discrete-event 
B)  Time-driven 
C)  Concrete 
D)  Abstract 
E)  Continuous 
A)  Discrete-event 
B)  Time-driven 
C)  Concrete 
D)  Abstract 
E)  Continuous D

Question 4

The process of using an illumination model to determine the appearance of an entire object is called rendering.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The most common application of computer graphics in modern operating systems is the graphical user interface.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The equations and models for numerous important systems were developed years ago, but before the mid-1990s the models could not be simulated in time for the answers to be useful.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Which of the following represents the direction in which a mirror points?

Accepted Answer

A)  Normal vector 
B)  Light vector 
C)  View vector 
D)  Reflection vector 
E)  Transposition vector 
A)  Normal vector 
B)  Light vector 
C)  View vector 
D)  Reflection vector 
E)  Transposition vector

Question 8

Meteorologists often use multiple simulated models, which make different assumptions, to predict the weather.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

A model is an abstraction of a real system.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

What phenomena do queuing systems investigate?

Accepted Answer

Server uti

Question 11

Which of the following describes the angle at which a human looks at a mirror?

Accepted Answer

A)  Normal vector 
B)  Light vector 
C)  View vector 
D)  Reflection vector 
E)  Transposition vector 
A)  Normal vector 
B)  Light vector 
C)  View vector 
D)  Reflection vector 
E)  Transposition vector

Question 12

What are specular highlights?

Accepted Answer

The bright spots tha

Question 13

Which of the following is responsible for managing the game world, regardless of whether the user has any input?

Accepted Answer

A)  Simulation 
B)  Game play 
C)  Game loop 
D)  Physics engine 
E)  Beta testing 
A)  Simulation 
B)  Game play 
C)  Game loop 
D)  Physics engine 
E)  Beta testing

Question 14

Which of the following is not a game genre or a game subgenre?

Accepted Answer

A)  Action games 
B)  Strategy games 
C)  Life-simulation games 
D)  Role-playing games 
E)  Console games 
A)  Action games 
B)  Strategy games 
C)  Life-simulation games 
D)  Role-playing games 
E)  Console games

Question 15

What is CAD?

Accepted Answer

CAD stands for Computer Aided

Question 16

A fractal model uses a base shape of a rectangle to model terrain.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Which of the following best describes a simulation that expresses change in terms of a set of differential equations?

Accepted Answer

A)  Discrete-event 
B)  Time-driven 
C)  Concrete 
D)  Abstract 
E)  Continuous 
A)  Discrete-event 
B)  Time-driven 
C)  Concrete 
D)  Abstract 
E)  Continuous

Question 18

What are the two primary parts of a simulation?

Accepted Answer

The act of building a model of

Question 19

In a discrete-event simulation, an event is an interaction between objects in the system.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Which of the following best describes a simulation in which the model is viewed at uniform time intervals?

Accepted Answer

A)  Discrete-event 
B)  Time-driven 
C)  Concrete 
D)  Abstract 
E)  Continuous 
A)  Discrete-event 
B)  Time-driven 
C)  Concrete 
D)  Abstract 
E)  Continuous

What is the common theme in the various definitions of the word "system"?

All of the following characterize the renderer in a game engine, except:

Which of the following best describes a model represented by objects in a computer program?

The process of using an illumination model to determine the appearance of an entire object is called rendering.

The most common application of computer graphics in modern operating systems is the graphical user interface.

The equations and models for numerous important systems were developed years ago, but before the mid-1990s the models could not be simulated in time for the answers to be useful.

Which of the following represents the direction in which a mirror points?

Meteorologists often use multiple simulated models, which make different assumptions, to predict the weather.

A model is an abstraction of a real system.

What phenomena do queuing systems investigate?

Which of the following describes the angle at which a human looks at a mirror?

What are specular highlights?

Which of the following is responsible for managing the game world, regardless of whether the user has any input?

Which of the following is not a game genre or a game subgenre?

What is CAD?

A fractal model uses a base shape of a rectangle to model terrain.

Which of the following best describes a simulation that expresses change in terms of a set of differential equations?

What are the two primary parts of a simulation?

In a discrete-event simulation, an event is an interaction between objects in the system.

Which of the following best describes a simulation in which the model is viewed at uniform time intervals?

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Binary Values and Number Systems

Data Representation

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Low-Level Programming Languages and Pseudocode

Problem Solving and Algorithms

Abstract Data Types and Subprograms

Object-Oriented Design and High-Level Programming Languages

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Exam 14: Simulation, Graphics, Gaming, and Other Applications

What is the common theme in the various definitions of the word "system"?

All of the following characterize the renderer in a game engine, except:

Which of the following best describes a model represented by objects in a computer program?

The process of using an illumination model to determine the appearance of an entire object is called rendering.

The most common application of computer graphics in modern operating systems is the graphical user interface.

The equations and models for numerous important systems were developed years ago, but before the mid-1990s the models could not be simulated in time for the answers to be useful.

Which of the following represents the direction in which a mirror points?

Meteorologists often use multiple simulated models, which make different assumptions, to predict the weather.

A model is an abstraction of a real system.

What phenomena do queuing systems investigate?

Which of the following describes the angle at which a human looks at a mirror?

What are specular highlights?

Which of the following is responsible for managing the game world, regardless of whether the user has any input?

Which of the following is not a game genre or a game subgenre?

What is CAD?

A fractal model uses a base shape of a rectangle to model terrain.

Which of the following best describes a simulation that expresses change in terms of a set of differential equations?

What are the two primary parts of a simulation?

In a discrete-event simulation, an event is an interaction between objects in the system.

Which of the following best describes a simulation in which the model is viewed at uniform time intervals?

The Big Picture

Binary Values and Number Systems

Data Representation

Gates and Circuits

Computing Components

Low-Level Programming Languages and Pseudocode

Problem Solving and Algorithms

Abstract Data Types and Subprograms

Object-Oriented Design and High-Level Programming Languages

Operating Systems

File Systems and Directories

Information Systems

Artificial Intelligence

Networks

The World Wide Web

Computer Security

Limitations of Computing

broad concept of computer security and its importance in modern society.

Filters